Guillain –Barrè Syndrome following Hepatitis E

Authors

  • Poly Sengupta Specialist, Neuromedicine, Square Hospital Ltd, Dhaka
  • Rama Biswas Specialist, Medicine, Square Hospital Ltd, Dhaka
  • Hasan Shahrear Ahmed Medical officer, Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
  • Kaniz Fatema Medical officer, Medicine, Square Hospital Ltd, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v2i1.19973

Keywords:

Guillain-Barrè Syndrome, acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Hepatitis E

Abstract

Guillain- Barrè Syndrome is characterized by acute progressive symmetric limb weakness and areflexia. A 32 year old female presented with progressive ascending areflexic muscular weakness and bilateral lower motor neuron type of facial palsy. She had anorexia, nausea and upper abdominal pain for 2 weeks. The findings of motor nerve conduction study are consistent with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. She had elevated liver enzyme and positive immunoglobulin M antibody against hepatitis E in blood. Based on clinical features, laboratory findings and electrophysiological study, she was diagnosed as Guillain- Barrè Syndrome following hepatitis E. She was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and recovered fully.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v2i1.19973

Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2014; 2 (1): 48-49

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Published

2014-08-11

How to Cite

Sengupta, P., Biswas, R., Ahmed, H. S., & Fatema, K. (2014). Guillain –Barrè Syndrome following Hepatitis E. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 2(1), 48–49. https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v2i1.19973

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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